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2.2.5 Require any of the following Environmental permits: <br />(a) A Mining Permit pursuant to the NC Mining Act. <br />(b) A State NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge <br />Elimination System) Permit, as administered by <br />the NC Division of Environmental Management. <br />(c) A Non - Discharge Permit for a land application <br />waste disposal system. <br />(d) A permit for sludge disposal site. <br />2.2.6 Require Environmental Documentation by a State or <br />Federal agency. <br />2.2.7 Are located within the Water Quality Critical Area <br />of the Water Supply Watershed, as defined in the Land <br />Use component of the Orange County Comprehensive <br />Plan; and /or <br />2.2.8 Contain sites identified in "An Inventory of Sites of <br />Cultural, Historic, Recreational, Biological, and <br />Geological Significance in the Unincorporated <br />Portions of Orange County" or "Inventory of the <br />Natural Areas and wildlife Habitats of Orange County, <br />North Carolina "; and /or <br />2.2.9 Contain lands with slopes in excess of 25% outside of <br />drainage easements or stream buffers, as determined <br />by USGS Topographic maps, at a contour interval of 10 <br />feet. <br />2.3 Environmental Impact Statement <br />For projects which require submittal of an Environmental <br />Assessment, an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will also <br />be required if the project has a significant environmental <br />impact. A project has a significant environmental impact <br />when it : <br />2.3.1 Involves surface or subsurface extraction activity <br />requiring a Mining Permit from the North Carolina <br />Department of Natural Resources; and /or <br />2.3.2 Involves long -term storage or disposal of hazardous <br />wastes; and /or <br />2.3.3 Requires an EIS by a Federal or State agency; and /or <br />2.3.4 Fails to adequately protect (as described in Section <br />IV- B -2-e of the Orange County Subdivision <br />Regulations) sites identified in "Inventory of Sites <br />-3- <br />